India

AME Foundation is a development-oriented, non-government organisation, committed to improving the livelihoods of resource poor farm families in the dry land areas through promotion of ecological agriculture. Towards this objective, AME works with the small and marginal farmers of the Deccan Plateau region by generating farming alternatives, enriching the knowledge base, training, linking development agencies and sharing experience.

AME promotes LEISA technologies (Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture) through participatory capacity building processes and experience sharing. It encourages farm level innovations through the processes of Participatory Technology Development (PTD) and Farmers Field Schools (FFS).

AME fosters institutional linkages and promotes networking with a number of development organisations, particularly at the grass root level, to scale up its activities.

AME promotes information sharing through documentation and dissemination of relevant information.

LEISA India, is one such initiative that has evolved into a meaningful platform for sharing eco-farming alternatives. It reaches a large number of people through exchange of information on practical field experiences on Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture. The magazine reaches NGOs, development workers, research institutions, academics and the government and is well appreciated.

Contact AME:

Foundation # 204,
100 Ft. Ring Road,
3rd Phase Banashankari, 2nd Block, 3rd Stage Bangalore
560085 India
Tel: 080 26699512/ 26699522

Email: leisaindia@yahoo.co.in
Web: www.amefound.org and www.leisaindia.org

More information about AME Foundation:

• Read 'LEISA India' online - Indian edition of AgriCultures Network magazines
• Interview with TM Radha (editor of LEISA India magazine)